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2021 Best Affordable Colleges in Utah for Students from Canada

4 Colleges
$19,611 Avg Tuition & Fees*
24% Avg 4-Year Grad Rate*

With all of the options international students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our Best Value Colleges for Canadian Students in Utah ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Utah to determine which ones were the best for Canadian students in Utah. To come up with this ranking, we look at a number of factors that are all objective measurements. These factors include the school's overall value as determined by our Best Colleges for the Money ranking and the percentage of international students on campus.

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Top Value Colleges in Utah for Students from Canada

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

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Brigham Young University - Provo tops this year’s ranking as the best value school for Canadian students in Utah. Provo, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 6,871 students in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 3.5% are international. Students from as far away as Canada, South Korea, and China come to BYU to study. International students at BYU can expect to pay, on average, about $6,120 a year to attend the school. The average tuition and fees for graduate programs is $7,700 per year.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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A rank of #2 on our list means Utah State University is a great place for Canadian students in Utah working on their bachelor’s degree. USU is located in Logan, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4,341 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.

International students make up 1.3% of the total student body at the school. The top three countries sending students to study at USU are China, India, and South Korea. Out-of-state tuition and fees for undergraduates at USU is about $23,435 a year, on average. Graduate students pay around $23,225 a year in average tuition and fees.

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University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Utah. The school came in at #3 in this year’s ranking. University of Utah is a large public school located in Salt Lake City, Utah that handed out 5,437 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 7.2% are international. Students studying at U of U come from such countries as China, India, and South Korea. Out-of-state tuition and fees for undergraduates at U of U is about $28,345 a year, on average. Graduate students pay around $25,705 a year in average tuition and fees.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Utah University. It ranked #4 on our 2021 Best Colleges for Canadian students in Utah list. Located in Cedar City, Utah, the fairly large public school awarded 1,387 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

Around 3.8% of the total student population at the school is international. Students from as far away as China, Saudi Arabia, and South Korea come to Southern Utah University to study. Out-of-state tuition and fees for undergraduates at Southern Utah University is about $20,542 a year, on average. The average tuition and fees for graduate programs is $24,504 per year.

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*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 4 schools only.

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